Unless I want to be a spyier, WHY do I want to operate the camera through a cell phone

Self portraits; placing the camera at odd angles and locations you can't reach; shooting long exposures when you want to trigger the camera without touching it (although I'll admit the self-timer trick works just fine). And possibly when doing product/marco work, were the larger screen on a tablet will help with fine focusing. It could also be handy for shooting weddings and other events as a second camera, where having another angle on the action could be useful.

I love that I can have my camera in my bag and review/rate/delete images on my phone. Maybe not a big deal, but its pretty cool to think I can start working on my workflow without even having my camera in my hands.

Unless I want to be a spyier, WHY do I want to operate the camera through a cell phone

Gotta agree that there are lots of uses for it (funny too because this was a feature I was kind ehhh whatever on when the specs were announced).

I enjoy night photography! So, the ability to control long exposures from my phone would rock!

Also, I was thinking of ways to use it at weddings too, for ceremonies and receptions! (I do rather like the idea of that! Especially for the ones where I don't have a second shooter!). Really there are quite a few possibilities for this feature!

Unless I want to be a spyier, WHY do I want to operate the camera through a cell phone

Gotta agree that there are lots of uses for it (funny too because this was a feature I was kind ehhh whatever on when the specs were announced).

I enjoy night photography! So, the ability to control long exposures from my phone would rock!

Also, I was thinking of ways to use it at weddings too, for ceremonies and receptions! (I do rather like the idea of that! Especially for the ones where I don't have a second shooter!). Really there are quite a few possibilities for this feature!

Unless I want to be a spyier, WHY do I want to operate the camera through a cell phone

Gotta agree that there are lots of uses for it (funny too because this was a feature I was kind ehhh whatever on when the specs were announced).

I enjoy night photography! So, the ability to control long exposures from my phone would rock!

Also, I was thinking of ways to use it at weddings too, for ceremonies and receptions! (I do rather like the idea of that! Especially for the ones where I don't have a second shooter!). Really there are quite a few possibilities for this feature!

Unless I want to be a spyier, WHY do I want to operate the camera through a cell phone

Gotta agree that there are lots of uses for it (funny too because this was a feature I was kind ehhh whatever on when the specs were announced).

I enjoy night photography! So, the ability to control long exposures from my phone would rock!

Also, I was thinking of ways to use it at weddings too, for ceremonies and receptions! (I do rather like the idea of that! Especially for the ones where I don't have a second shooter!). Really there are quite a few possibilities for this feature!

I wouldn't cry over spilt milk, the camera is out already. And I'm sure the 6D's IQ stays very much slightly the same without your requested features.

What I do seem to notice is that the people who own the camera seem to be enjoying it very much and the ones who don't are criticizing it the most. I already have a 5D Mark III, but I'm really curious about the WiFi feature of the 6D because 1) I hate having to use the adapter to connect my camera to my iPad 3 to review images with clients 2) wireless remote shooting with a screen attached, especially with the size of a tablet screen, is a huge advantage for studio and landscape applications, it will help you focus less on technical issues and more on creativity 3) For an event photographer who needs to get an image over to the projector guy's laptop without having to take your card out sometimes. Heck, you can even take photos of important people at some events and you can send the photo right away without having to go through the hassles of cables and adapters. Throw a watermark on it with your ios or droid app and voila, instant business card with THEIR faces on it.

From a photography perspective you might think of some limitations for the use but you can get really creative on the business end of photography with the WiFi feature. I'm definitely picking this up as a 2nd body. Odds are, I'll be able to shoot jpeg into my 5D Mark III's SD card, throw it into the 6D, and import photos via wifi taken by my main body as well. I think Canon marketing planned this out quite well. (as much as I hate not having wifi built in to the 5D mark III despite understanding the materials used on the top part to weather seal it further will inhibit the signal)

Unless I want to be a spyier, WHY do I want to operate the camera through a cell phone

Gotta agree that there are lots of uses for it (funny too because this was a feature I was kind ehhh whatever on when the specs were announced).

I enjoy night photography! So, the ability to control long exposures from my phone would rock!

Also, I was thinking of ways to use it at weddings too, for ceremonies and receptions! (I do rather like the idea of that! Especially for the ones where I don't have a second shooter!). Really there are quite a few possibilities for this feature!

A possible wedding usage is to set up the camera in a spot where a photographer would not be permitted to stand, getting a perspective that would otherwise be impossible. At some churches this is the entire altar area. Of course it would require getting permission first. And it would require using the quiet shutter mode.

It may not be practical as a "second shooter replacement" during critical times, such as when the bride is walking up the aisle, because a solo photographer will need to be shooting with their camera and at the same time be shooting with the phone ... not an easy task.